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Dr. Sarit Larisch receives the prestigious Johnson & Johnson Focused Funding grant

Dr. Sarit Larisch, Head of the Cell Death Research Laboratory in the University of Haifa's Department of Biology, has been awarded the prestigious Johnson & Johnson Focused Funding grant for her research exploring the cause of brain cell damage in Parkinson's disease.

26 Nov 2009

UT Southwestern Medical Center to offer NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System implantation

Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center soon will begin implanting a new device designed to improve breathing in patients with upper spinal-cord injuries or other diseases that keep them from breathing independently.

26 Nov 2009

China Sky One Medical passes the ICPBP examination for two of its new products

China Sky One Medical, Inc. ("China Sky One Medical" or "the Company"), a leading fully integrated pharmaceutical company developing and producing over-the-counter drugs in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that the Company recently passed the Chinese National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products ("ICPBP") examination for two of its new products: its Diagnostic Kit for Human Prostate Specific Antigen (Colloidal Gold) and its Determination Kit for Luteinizing Hormone (Colloidal Gold).

26 Nov 2009

Cells protect themselves against viruses and bacteria with novel non-genetic mechanism

When cells are confronted with an invading virus or bacteria or exposed to an irritating chemical, they protect themselves by going off their DNA recipe and inserting the wrong amino acid into new proteins to defend them against damage, scientists have discovered.

26 Nov 2009

Labopharm enters into standby equity distribution agreement with YA Global Master

Labopharm Inc. today announced it has entered into a standby equity distribution agreement (SEDA) with YA Global Master SPV Ltd., a fund managed by Yorkville Advisors, LLC.

26 Nov 2009

White House advisers: Senate reform bill controls health costs

In a pre-Thanksgiving conference call with reporters, senior Obama administration officials praised cost controls in the Senate health reform bill.

26 Nov 2009

Prevent Health Care Fraud Act of 2009: American Association for Homecare endorses bill

The American Association for Homecare endorses the new "Prevent Health Care Fraud Act of 2009," S. 2128, which is designed to substantially improve tools and resources available to prevent fraud in Medicare. The bill was introduced by Sen. George LeMieux (R-Fla.).

26 Nov 2009

Behavior problems in children with autism can be reduced with a training program for parents

The serious behavior problems that can occur in children with autism and related conditions can be reduced with a treatment plan that includes medication combined with a structured training program for parents, according to Yale University researchers and their colleagues.

26 Nov 2009

Potentially dangerous needlestick injuries often go unreported

Medical students are commonly stuck by needles - putting them at risk of contracting potentially dangerous blood-borne diseases - and many of them fail to report the injuries to hospital authorities, according to a Johns Hopkins study published in the December issue of the journal Academic Medicine.

26 Nov 2009

Parent mentors can help in reducing asthma complications in minority children

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that informed adults can help families stave off complications associated with asthma. The findings, available online and in the December issue of Pediatrics, suggest that interventions by parent mentors - caregivers of asthmatic children who have received specialized topical training - can effectively reduce wheezing, asthma attacks, emergency room visits and missed adult workdays.

26 Nov 2009

Dermatologists express strong interest in Stelara, despite concerns

BioTrends Research Group, Inc. released Wave 1 of its LaunchTrends(TM): Stelara report, the first in a multi-phase syndicated market research project tracking the launch of Centocor Ortho-Biotech's Stelara, from product launch through the first six months of availability. Each wave of the report provides quantitative information from 75 unique Dermatologists and qualitative information from a subset of 20.

26 Nov 2009

VA and Kaiser Permanente launch pilot program to improve care and services for Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Kaiser Permanente today announced an exciting program designed to improve care and services to our Nation's heroes. VA and Kaiser Permanente are launching a pilot program to exchange electronic health record (EHR) information using the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) created by the Department of Health and Human Services.

26 Nov 2009

Aegis Breast 3.0 that offers powerful real-time 4D image processing to be launched

Sentinelle Medical Inc., a leading manufacturer of breast MRI coils and advanced visualization software launches a suite of new leading edge clinical applications on its Aegis(TM) medical imaging software platform at this year's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago, Nov. 30 - Dec. 5, 2009 (Booth 5800, Hall A).

26 Nov 2009

Patients may not benefit from e-samples of prescription drugs, says UW

Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you'll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage. There you'll often find an offer for a free sample or a one-time discount on a top-selling prescription medication.

25 Nov 2009

Del Medical Imaging product lines sold to UMG

Del Global Technologies Corp. and UMG, INC. have completed the transaction to sell certain assets and the product lines of Del Medical Imaging from Del Global to UMG. The transfer of ownership was finalized on November 24, 2009. The name of the new entity is Del Medical, Inc. and will remain at its current location in Roselle, IL.

25 Nov 2009

Erbitux drug can reverse rare stomach disorder, report researchers

A drug used to treat colorectal cancer also can reverse a rare stomach disorder and should be considered first-line therapy for the disease, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center report this week.

25 Nov 2009

Protein mutation can cause a new form of heart failure

Over the course of a lifetime, the heart pumps some 250 million liters of blood through the body. In the order to do this, the muscle fibers of the heart have to be extremely durable. The research group headed by Dr. Wolfgang Rottbauer, vice chair of the Department of Medicine III at Heidelberg University Hospital (Chairman: Prof. Dr. H. A. Katus), has discovered a protein that is responsible for the stability of the smallest muscular unit, the sarcomere.

25 Nov 2009

Tibotec Therapeutics' INTELENCE granted FDA traditional approval

The FDA granted traditional approval for INTELENCE® (etravirine) tablets, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI). INTELENCE is the only NNRTI specifically indicated for use in treatment-experienced adults who are experiencing virologic failure with HIV-1 strains resistant to an NNRTI and other antiretroviral (ARV) agents.

25 Nov 2009

GNC's annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign: MISSION Skincare extends support

MISSION Skincare® is proud to support GNC's efforts to raise more than $1 million for St. Jude. As part of GNC's annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign, $1 from the purchase price of every MISSION Skincare's new SUPER-C(TM) Lip Balm will be donated to St. Jude. Additionally, GNC customers have the opportunity to make a $1, $5 or $10 donation at checkout at one of their 5,000+ retail locations or at GNC.com. GNC hopes to raise more than $1 million for St. Jude during their 2009 Thanks and Giving campaign.

25 Nov 2009

Tips for making holiday celebrations comfortable and enjoyable for people with hearing loss

For many of the millions of hearing impaired Americans, especially the 27 million living with untreated hearing loss, the holidays may not be all that happy, says audiologist Cindy Beyer.

25 Nov 2009

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Dr. Sarit Larisch receives the prestigious Johnson & Johnson Focused Funding grant

UT Southwestern Medical Center to offer NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System implantation

China Sky One Medical passes the ICPBP examination for two of its new products

Cells protect themselves against viruses and bacteria with novel non-genetic mechanism

Labopharm enters into standby equity distribution agreement with YA Global Master

White House advisers: Senate reform bill controls health costs

Prevent Health Care Fraud Act of 2009: American Association for Homecare endorses bill

Behavior problems in children with autism can be reduced with a training program for parents

Potentially dangerous needlestick injuries often go unreported

Parent mentors can help in reducing asthma complications in minority children

Dermatologists express strong interest in Stelara, despite concerns

VA and Kaiser Permanente launch pilot program to improve care and services for Veterans

Aegis Breast 3.0 that offers powerful real-time 4D image processing to be launched

Patients may not benefit from e-samples of prescription drugs, says UW

Del Medical Imaging product lines sold to UMG

Erbitux drug can reverse rare stomach disorder, report researchers

Protein mutation can cause a new form of heart failure

Tibotec Therapeutics' INTELENCE granted FDA traditional approval

GNC's annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign: MISSION Skincare extends support

Tips for making holiday celebrations comfortable and enjoyable for people with hearing loss

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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